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The Persian Gulf, Clear and Clouded

Two images show the region before and during a vast a dust storm.


Astronaut photographs ISS040-E-106243 and ISS040-E-113700 were acquired on August 25 and 31, 2014, with a Nikon D3S digital camera using 28 mm and 32 mm lenses respectively. The photos are provided by the ISS Crew Earth Observations Facility and the Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, Johnson Space Center. The images were taken by the Expedition 40 crew. They have been cropped and enhanced to improve contrast, and lens artifacts have been removed. The International Space Station Program supports the laboratory as part of the ISS National Lab to help astronauts take pictures of Earth that will be of the greatest value to scientists and the public, and to make those images freely available on the Internet. Additional images taken by astronauts and cosmonauts can be viewed at the NASA/JSC Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth. Caption by M. Justin Wilkinson, Jacobs at NASA-JSC.

Published October 6, 2014
Data acquired August 25 - 31, 2014

Source:
ISS > Digital Camera
Topic:
Atmosphere > Aerosols > Dust/Ash
Collection:
Astronaut Photography